Victor Borge

Description: Artist: Orchestra/Performer / Genre: Classical

Newest Review: ... r>Victor Borge arrived in the United States ... more

... unable to speak a word of English and even with his piano, conducting and composing skills he spent the first year in near starvation. It wasn’t until he got to Hollywood that he started to get noticed after playing at parties and social gatherings. This lead to him to getting a job with Bing Crosby to act as the warm up act for the studio audiences for the crooner’s radio shows. He became an instant hit with the American public and stayed not just as a warm up man but as part of the show for over a year. V...more

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	Victor Borge Live(!) Release Date: 2004 - 03 - 01, Audio CD, Sony Classical Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42	£ 4.96	Free! within 24 hours
	The Two Sides of Victor Borge Release Date: 1998 - 11 - 24, Audio CD, GMG Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42	£ 10.95
	Victor Borge: Live Release Date: 2004 - 03 - 01, Audio CD, Sony Classical Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42	£ 7.87	Free! within 24 hours
	Victor Borge - Then And Now [VHS] Release Date: 1997 - 10 - 13, Rating Exempt, Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42	£ 12.77
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Victor Borge: Classical Gas (1068 words)
by - written on 02/03/01
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I doubt if anyone under the age of thirty or maybe even forty has heard of the concert pianist and comic genius called Victor Borge. That is their loss because here was truly great man who combined classical piano music with humour. Sadly he died a few weeks ago leaving his wife and five children but his memory and his genius lives on in a handful of records. Victor was born in Copenhagen between the two great world wars and at the age of three his mother taught him to play the piano. He had a natural flair for the instrument and music in general so that at the age of ten he was awarded scholarships in Berlin, Vienna and his hometown. He became a professional ... Read the complete review

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